Safety Tow Float & Pinger
Data Sheet
Safety Tow Float & Acoustic Pinger Option
- Low cost, external, patent-pending, recovery device for the Iver2 Vehicle
- Returns Iver2 to the surface where other AUVs require expensive recovery
operations
- Redundant layer of recovery to supplement the Iver2's standard set of
safety measures
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The Safety Tow Float & Pinger option enables vehicle users unmatched confidence when running Iver2 vehicles. The innovative design enables vehicle recovery from a long list of typical hazards that face AUV operators. In the event the vehicle becomes trapped underwater a programmable buoyancy airbag is activated to pull the vehicle to the surface. The tow float also includes an acoustic pinger for additional tracking.
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